My Brilliant Career: Setting a New Course

My Brilliant Career: Setting a New Course

Boating, you might say, is in Jeff Lichterman’s blood. He spent his summers growing up on the shore of Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey and cut his teeth on his father’s 17-foot runabout. Lichterman developed such a passion for boating that he eventually sent a letter to the president of Concord Yachts asking for the rights to open a local dealership. He was 11 years old at the time.

Peter Callais

Peter Callais

Peter W. Callais (BSM ’86), CEO of Abdon Callais Offshore in Golden Meadow, La., died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Nov. 2, 2008. He was 44. A native of Golden Meadow and a resident of Cut Off, La., Callais was a respected member of the local business community....

In Memoriam

Edwin R. Nelson (BBA ’34) John R. Reuter Jr. (BBA ’36) David R. Schwartz (BBA ’39) Samuel L. Rubenstein (BBA ’40) Warren J. Brunner (BBA ’41) Mose I. Ellis (BBA ’41) Charles A. Bertel Jr. (’42) William M. Frost (BBA ’42) John R. Early Sr. (’44) Jo Jones McDaniel (BBA...
Saying goodbye to the Katrina class

Saying goodbye to the Katrina class

The 2009 commencement ceremonies marked an historic end and a bright beginning for 769 newly minted alumni of the A. B. Freeman School of Business. At the undergraduate level, this year’s commencement was notable for the graduation of the so-called Katrina Class, the...

GRADUATION 2009

Total number of diplomas awarded: 798 Number of MBAs: 215 Number of BSMs: 357 Number of MFINs: 106 Number of MACCTs: 48 Number of MGMs: 34 Number of MMGs: 45 Number of PhDs: 6 Number of Bridge-To-Business: 18